It's not alway possible but from the angle he had on this one he could have gotten it into the hands of MWP by not swatting it. Gallo's clutch though, considering that he shot 5-19 before this one and is having an underwhelming season shooting wise.

But there's one aspect missing from that Dwight block where Bill Russell demanded it from his teammates...

Russell told his teammates that if he was going to leave his man and swat a shot one of them must be able to box out or cover the open man. Rest of the Lakers were just standing there watching the action.

Overall, atmosphere and intensity weren't as high as I anticipated though. For a match up I was waiting for a whole year. And both teams could play better at a higher level. I guess I'm just bored due to lack of rivalry these days.

Blazers' last 9 games have been decided by 6 pts or less. Lost most of them. Pretty annoying. Without a bench our starters are being run down to the ground. Nolan Smith came into the game tonight for 2:37 mins in the 1st QTR and ended up being -17 in that stretch and for the game. Yeeeep......

Stuckey is a healthy INACTIVE in the Detroit @ Orlando game. Has been playing well, has never butted heads with the staff ever since Frank took over from Kuester, and the timing is curious considering the Rondo injury. Is he being kept away from possible harm as part of an upcoming trade (not necessarily one involving the Celtics)? We'll know soon. No comment on the broadcast. They're bringing it up, but saying "inactive per coach's decision, no other explanation given from the coach".